Danny Elfman
Daniel Robert Elfman (born May 29, 1953) is an American film composer, singer, songwriter, and musician. He came to prominence as the lead vocalist and primary songwriter for the new wave band Oingo Boingo in the early 1980s. Since scoring his first studio film in 1985, Elfman has garnered international recognition for composing over 100 feature film scores as well as compositions for television, stage productions, and the concert hall. Elfman has frequently worked with directors Tim Burton, Sam Raimi, and Gus Van Sant, contributing music to nearly 20 Burton projects, including Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, Beetlejuice, Batman, Edward Scissorhands, Batman Returns, Mars Attacks!, Sleepy Hollow, Big Fish, and Alice in Wonderland, as well as scoring Raimi's Darkman, A Simple Plan, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, Oz the Great and Powerful, and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and Van Sant's Academy Award-winning films Good Will Hunting and Milk. He wrote music for all of the Men in Black and Fifty Shades of Grey franchise films, the songs and score for Henry Selick's animated musical The Nightmare Before Christmas, and the themes for the popular television series Desperate Housewives and The Simpsons. Among his honors are four Oscar nominations, three Emmy Awards, a Grammy, seven Saturn Awards for Best Music, the 2002 Richard Kirk Award, the 2015 Disney Legend Award, the Max Steiner Film Music Achievement Award in 2017, and the Society of Composers & Lyricists Lifetime Achievement Award in 2022.
Copyright Verification
- CopyrightID (CopyrightChains tx_hash): 0x508c918230bd1e90643a78a552e01c3e9c8f19f717b1f7588531992146de9395
- Status: registered
- Registered: 2026-06-12T04:22:11+00:00
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Top Tracks
- Ice Dance
- What's This? - From “The Nightmare Before Christmas” / Soundtrack Version
- Roxie's Suite
- After Midnight
- End Title - From "Beetlejuice"
- Alice's Theme (from "Alice in Wonderland") - From "Alice in Wonderland"/Soundtrack Version
- They'll Just Love You (feat. Poppy & Danny Elfman)
- What's This? - From “The Nightmare Before Christmas”
- Theme - From "The Simpsons"
- Ice Dance - From "Edward Scissorhands" Soundtrack
- Introduction / Main Titles - From "Mars Attacks!"
- Main Theme - From “Edward Scissorhands”
- Introduction and Main Title - From "Mars Attacks"
- Christmas Eve Montage - From "The Nightmare Before Christmas"
- Batman - From "Batman"
- Main Theme - From "Spider-Man"
- Main Title/Ice Dance - From "Edward Scissorhands"
- Main Titles From "Beetlejuice"
- Theme From "Batman" - Excerpt
- Alice's Theme - From "Alice In Wonderland"
Albums (3)
- Edward Scissorhands (1990-01-01)
- The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra Plays The Music Of Danny Elfman (2022-12-15)
- The Greatest Orchestral Movie Soundtracks (2024-08-19)
Recordings with proof (30)
- Ice Dance; ISRC USMC19034095; CopyrightID 0x0e9ec67c3f86f93ce830c32ecdf449baf55c80e34b6b16bc75b1323622f90008; Bitcoin block 953513; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Main Title/Ice Dance - From "Edward Scissorhands"; ISRC GBAJC9700658; CopyrightID 0x99dff7bd774852e46ed069442ef507d2fd40a02f2e78deb5be457e5d8d613802; Bitcoin block 956894; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Main Theme - From “Edward Scissorhands”; ISRC GBAJC9700027; CopyrightID 0x99cc414281dbb266a036925900cdf11b92b4363d0333e756d65c3ba9b3802252; Bitcoin block 956889; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- End Titles - From "Sleepy Hollow"; ISRC GBAJC0800033; CopyrightID 0xfd18a3512ac28a8b4d513966fef55c37a4ef6fe88f9beabc6e3de7485147a6e5; Bitcoin block 956889; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- End Titles - From "Batman Returns"; ISRC GBAJC0800028; CopyrightID 0x66cf20bc16460cf70cf0989dbbe2c5356b0993b112cbe60d64edbea643dd6cf5; Bitcoin block 957118; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Flowers & Love Theme - From "Batman"; ISRC GBAJC9800025; CopyrightID 0x8f2f41feb7d70f505131a2849b8d8d31309cf2c568791e41d2e0dc17d0ba2da4; Bitcoin block 957073; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- The Joker's Poem & Clown Attack - From "Batman"; ISRC GBAJC9800026; CopyrightID 0x0b8d063a8bc7c0bd59a57ef45c22befef3aa6a0ced2a9fec112989660e9f9dc0; Bitcoin block 956312; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Up the Cathedral - From "Batman"; ISRC GBAJC9800027; CopyrightID 0x56ed19f8f1b6570b653b5a3a279ab2daf65220187485c5bbda0e6b5771c49290; Bitcoin block 956302; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Waltz to the Death - From "Batman"; ISRC GBAJC9800028; CopyrightID 0x67db1a2363c7fb10c59ae5f9062368c687ded93d9f39156ee4ab58e7479cc919; Bitcoin block 957118; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Introduction and Main Title - From "Mars Attacks"; ISRC GBAJC9700728; CopyrightID 0xc7a26ce081584244f83efa66b7aceeadf6047031f383f57a50a7c65fac797164; Bitcoin block 956304; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Introduction / Main Titles - From "Mars Attacks!"; ISRC GBAJC9800866; CopyrightID 0xe5b5de6bc34e3095c86ea1011a441168540d1250de69033f5d4a5f0c37797391; Bitcoin block 956304; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- End Title - From "Beetlejuice"; ISRC GBAJC9700659; CopyrightID 0xbc412eef2e78ae6866d6dd6ef9b51da6a87475ac21556efc0c0d307dbffc4a0c; Bitcoin block 956302; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Theme - From "The Simpsons"; ISRC GBAJC0500386; CopyrightID 0xcffa99af2b9004fa8ee09ef78583a2a5bb67fe85de30c5d8b7bccdc3c8f8405d; Bitcoin block 956302; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Main Theme - From "Spider-Man"; ISRC GBAJC0500493; CopyrightID 0xe7fa8c625a89c6d59a3419a058be3a59761e4cf643697f72e3b7541713b28105; Bitcoin block 960164; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Batman - From "Batman"; ISRC GBAJC9600080; CopyrightID 0xf5dc7286b9feaa44fbd4fbfdbf1eb25a344a71cc9bad6154d7e1f16e086e44b3; Bitcoin block 960099; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Suite - From "Batman"; ISRC GBAJC9801087; CopyrightID 0x04d490335ef52dbc49a73fc574a5f0ee7faf0f59cbcba7e9432b41234e84fda3; Bitcoin block 960138; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- The Final Confrontation and Finale - From "Batman"; ISRC GBAJC9800029; CopyrightID 0xfa66709e83f72dcb11b420d5d8c9eca4d8de6ecb9b9462abb4999d48ecd8de8e; Bitcoin block 960368; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Christmas Eve Montage - From "The Nightmare Before Christmas"; ISRC GBAJC0800032; CopyrightID 0xa13a5abb3cc15d5e29ddc8de2004d79c2702a24065d1704795e0d27189140917; Bitcoin block 960113; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Alice's Theme - From "Alice In Wonderland"; ISRC GBAJC1000176; CopyrightID 0xb66deb45fc2594831f689f7cc303a1b450dbaba502c3a80079afc26f35b5660f; Bitcoin block 960138; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Main Title / The Flag Parade (From "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace"); ISRC USTE10410535; CopyrightID 0xaa0b51d8cad804cfa52df727b6718e928de6854131f12afaafe108f294fb25af; Bitcoin block 957145; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- The Imperial March (From "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back"); ISRC USTE10303094; CopyrightID 0x51ee15492d784fc70cf7997d1a4576f6b502623676799e2c6fc8b639a16960ea; Bitcoin block 957124; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Main Themes From "Jurassic Park"; ISRC USTE10304342; CopyrightID 0x7305142c1fa9774013cb175819d7676e169d4585af5694963404dc78b99d906f; Bitcoin block 957120; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Main Title from "The Last of the Mohicans"; ISRC USTE10317437; CopyrightID 0x5b73fadaaf8468d2d26b8f011e8b2858675d4bd721f97140f328376ebb9d3296; Bitcoin block 957120; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Theme From "The Godfather"; ISRC USTE10313319; CopyrightID 0x2143be61024b7748683c979471ec858db744c77c8158e1f80f6a73aae2611d38; Bitcoin block 957124; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Unchained Melody (From "Ghost"); ISRC USTE10302243; CopyrightID 0x7d8241ab4c424879da937516016f96a43cbcadad7b3b08b642ac0929871393bd; Bitcoin block 957118; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- The Planet Krypton (From "Superman"); ISRC USTE10301146; CopyrightID 0x2f8b4606d9baae1b5a68b828f6f1e921c6326b36f30f9eebd650ee3f5f9e8124; Bitcoin block 957145; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Theme From "Batman" - Excerpt; ISRC USTE10702401; CopyrightID 0x4511b7ce8a4eada1c8e500b2a80a206abe2637aa66e6509599198ab6e9ca9139; Bitcoin block 956302; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Love Theme From "Romeo And Juliet" (Arr. C. Dragon); ISRC USTE10308168; CopyrightID 0x2d8ad5c1f3df2569bd57b1178fab8e35b76c30ca2d97ae90afb187c39e22d0d8; Bitcoin block 957120; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Back to the Future; ISRC USTE10302146; CopyrightID 0x2c807d68fd3557d702c80e6ac30001a406a2dbfe4ef92f7a57d8567a02383b36; Bitcoin block 957145; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
- Theme From "Rocky"; ISRC USTE10314168; CopyrightID 0xad4463b7c98ad90696cccb80ee6c0e878eb092a0b36474e02a130a67732e0ecf; Bitcoin block 957124; anchored record, OpenTimestamps proof, verification result
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Popularity-0 recordings of Danny Elfman in everplay, described from supplier metadata.